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Drag Me to Hell (2009) Rank 3 Reviews
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ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Drag Me to Hell more than lives up to the hype surrounding the horror master's return to the genre. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)
While you wait patiently for Sam Raimi to make Evil Dead 4, he gives you the next best thing. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)
Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Oregonian (Mike Russell)
Raimi as a filmmaker is clearly having more fun than he's had in years. So will his fans. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Oregonian (Mike Russell)
About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Sam Raimi's return to directing a horror film is everything you could have asked for and more. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Mania.com (Rob Vaux)
Evil Dead 4? Not quite, but you can see it from here. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Mania.com (Rob Vaux)
Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)
Drag Me to Hell has everything you want in a horror film...Welcome back to the land of the dead, Sam Raimi. You've been away too long. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)
Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Sam Raimi had me at the ticked-off talking goat, but he gave me so much more. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Observer [UK] (Philip French)
After the outstanding thriller A Simple Plan and his three blockbusting Spider-Man movies, former enfant terrible Sam Raimi celebrates his forthcoming 50th birthday by making a visceral horror movie of the kind that established his reputation and attracte ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Observer [UK] (Philip French)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Lohman is terrific as the nice girl, and watching her lose a grip on her own moral core is remarkably involving. Long gets to add some texture to his slightly thankless boyfriend role. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Channel 4 Film (Anton Bitel)
There's goo, gore and guffaws galore in this outrageous celebration of everything you used to love about both Sam Raimi and the horror genre itself. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Channel 4 Film (Anton Bitel)
Horror.Com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Drag Me To Hell pays off with playful, powerful panache. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Horror.Com (Staci Layne Wilson)
CanMag
He's not reinventing the genre, but he doesn't have to. He already did that once, and now he's just doing what he's good at. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at CanMag
MTV (Kurt Loder)
Director Sam Raimi reconfirms his evil cred. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
Christine resolves to be more like him, to be tougher with people who are behind on payments. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
The Age (Australia) (Jim Schembri)
This is London (Charlotte O'Sullivan)
Drag Me to Hell is simultaneously gritty and goofy, brightly coloured and down-to-earth. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at This is London (Charlotte O'Sullivan)
Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)
Herald Sun (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)
efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Raimi can do more with a set of false teeth and a compelling, if deeply flawed, heroine that most horror hacks can with enough fake blood to flood the Great Basin. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
has re-animated every trope with a dazzling vibrancy that pays homage to the classics while still being acutely contemporary, thematically timeless, and absolutely terrifying ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
Welcome back, Sam Raimi. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
One of the best horror films to be seen in many years. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Don't think of Drag Me to Hell as a grisly horror flick. Instead, realize that it is the most hilarious movie of 2009. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
SFX Magazine (Ian Berriman)
An uproariously entertaining piece of lunacy, studded with belly laughs. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at SFX Magazine (Ian Berriman)
Sun Online ()
You will curse yourself if you miss this horror classic. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Sun Online ()
Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Cheap, nasty and rather magnificent. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
Drag Me To Hell proves it's possible to satiate gorehounds and scare them and make them laugh. It's a descent into the underworld that, for once, is worth taking. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)
The great thing about Drag Me To Hell is that it is laugh-out-loud funny as well as scream-out-loud scary... and as one who has a hard time with horror movies, I must say it is darn entertaining. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)
BrandonFibbs.com (Brandon Fibbs)
Raimi always keeps some part of his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. He wants you to laugh as often as he wants you to scream, and he succeeds in equal measure with both. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at BrandonFibbs.com (Brandon Fibbs)
Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Drag Me To Hell is the greatest horror film of the decade and is a must see for scare fans. Gore-geous! ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Uncut Magazine [UK] (Damon Wise)
Drag Me To Hell is never less than trashy, adrenalised fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Uncut Magazine [UK] (Damon Wise)
Little White Lies (Matt Glasby)
Raimi's return to the splatter genre is absolutely, unrelentingly mental. Terrifying in places, screamingly stupid in others, it's a riot from OTT start to ADHD finish. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Little White Lies (Matt Glasby)
Financial Times (Karl French)
Hokum and trash, but very entertaining hokum and a classy kind of trash. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Financial Times (Karl French)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Raimi sure-handedly blends thrills with giggles in this old-fashioned, newfangled, over-the-top hair-raiser. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Empire Magazine (Chris Hewitt (UK))
Thrilling and often hilarious, it's good to see one of Hollywood's most inventive directors fully reinvigorated. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Empire Magazine (Chris Hewitt (UK))
Dread Central (Uncle Creepy)
Lohman takes a Bruce Campbell-style beating through Raimi's wonderful world of swoop-cams, attacking furniture and pus-spewing creatures...Take a deep sigh of relief, horror fans. Sam's back! ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Dread Central (Uncle Creepy)
Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Going gloriously over the top, Raimi simply aims to make us laugh and scare the pants off us, and he hits the mark on both fronts. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Things fall apart somewhat in the predictable finale, but Raimi shows he hasn't forgotten how much fun it is to get scared to death. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
A funhouse freak show that's more interested in delivering old-fashioned chills than in wallowing in misogyny, masochism and mutilation. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
...walks a narrow path between campiness, sincerity, and sudden bursts of shock and 'aaaah'! ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
It's good, clean, bile-soaked fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
This is a movie that will have you scream, laugh and squirm... ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Christianity Today (Annie Young Frisbie)
t's creepy and gory, not to mention theologically suspect, and will give all but the most stalwart horror fans an unshakable case of the screaming meemees. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Christianity Today (Annie Young Frisbie)
MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
The evil is back. The Oldsmobile is back. Horror director Sam Raimi is back. What's not to love? ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Yeah, Drag Me to Hell is schlock cinema. But it's schlock cinema with a Ph.D. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
The Movie Kit (Kit Bowen)
Watch Sam Raimi get his horror groove back. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at The Movie Kit (Kit Bowen)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Raimi succeeds at giving literal moviemaking a good name, while providing diabolic catharsis for many a disgruntled homeowner. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
With the same twisted humor Raimi displayed in Evil Dead and Army of Darkness, his Drag Me to Hell is wickedly jolly and disturbingly frightening -- often at the same time. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... Has some fun with its premise and characters. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
An unabashedly schlocky, expertly executed blend of jack-in-the-box jolts and humour. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
If all you want are shocks and bumps and screams and laughs and a couple of they-did-NOT-just-show-that jawdroppers -- then Drag Me To Hell is definitely the funhouse ride for you. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The wait for a truly scary movie -- for a rambunctious, slam-bang, all-out, slap-you-sideways horror picture -- is finally over. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Drag Me To Hell is quick and lowdown-delightful. It's also a graveyard or two up in class from the torture films that, in recent years, have redefined horror for the worse. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
...ultimately stands as a refreshing alternative to the myriad of Asian-horror remakes that have been flooding the marketplace as of late. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Kevin C. Johnson)
A junky but entertaining throwback. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Kevin C. Johnson)
Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
A near-brilliant comedy disguised as a quickie horror flick, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell is the year's most frightfully hilarious movie so far. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
There's no truth in the title. Drag Me to Hell is horror-movie heaven. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Doesn't boast a plot to match its hilariously over-the-top title, but it offers enough scares and chuckles to make for an enjoyably ghoulish cinematic roller-coaster ride. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
An unconscionably fun chiller that re-discovers the genre's missing secret sauce. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
At the Movies (Australia) (Margaret Pomeranz)
Courier Mail (Australia) (Des Partridge)
Sydney Morning Herald (Paul Byrnes)
New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
Drag Me to Hell is an eyeball-gouging lesson in how to make a genre flick and live to tell about it. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Think of this as Night of the Demon on amphetamines as reimagined by the Three Stooges. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
DVDTown.com (Christopher Long)
The plot is pretty silly, but Raimi films are always more about the tour-de-force sequences than the story. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at DVDTown.com (Christopher Long)
ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Raimi going back to his roots, showing that he hasn't forgotten how to exercise his wickedly mischievous side to put on a hell of a show. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Immerses you into a heroine's nightmare, tinged with humor and a blast furnace that could be the gateway to not-heaven. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
Isn't as inspired, or as gory, as the best of Evil Dead, but it's still good senseless fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Our heroine is asleep at home. A fly buzzes near her, lands on her face, crawls into her right nostril. After a few beats, it emerges from her left nostril and, purposefully, presses itself into her closed mouth. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
En route to the inevitable cacophonous bad-spirits-versus-humans showdown in Drag Me to Hell, the humans have to set the scene. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Horror Hacker (Maitland McDonagh)
Sam Raimi's return to the flat-out, no-holds-barred genre hijinks of his youth is a mixed blessing, at least to those of us who came of age in the shadow of The Evil Dead. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Horror Hacker (Maitland McDonagh)
Time Out New York (David Fear)
Raimi's return to Evil Dead territory is proof that, respectability be damned, he can still whip up a slapstick splatterfest -- albeit a PG-13 one -- when the mood strikes. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Time Out New York (David Fear)
BET.com (Clay Cane)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Exorcist-like hokey supernatural thriller. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)
The freewheeling spirit that infused The Evil Dead is absent here. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)
KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
Anyone who is a fan of Sam Raimi's from his Evil Dead days has been waiting for him to return to horror. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
Seattle Times (John Hartl)
[The characters are] so innocuous, and they're played with so little verve, that you don't feel a strong identification when their lives are wrecked. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Seattle Times (John Hartl)
Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
A giddy procession of intermittently successful jump scares and make-you-vomit sight gags strung together by a story so elemental it could be rendered in mural form on a funhouse wall. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Proves Raimi still knows how to crawl under an audience's skin. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)
[Sam] Raimi returns to the horror game with a film boasting a satisfying originality -- a device too often missing from the horror-film toolbox -- and wicked, depraved wit. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)
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by DefyTime on July 17, 2009 Richardson, Texas
Maybe it is because I don't like horror movies but I didn't like this at all. I was dragged there, no pun intended. It was a little too much for ...
by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
The thing that makes this movie so great is that it doesn't rely on the special effects to scare you. It makes the story scary and the littlest of things make you jump in your seat. Sure, some things could be done better, but I haven't been ...
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